Juvenile Court System

profileMarilyn 2015

A 12 year- old boy was caught in the act of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old female acquaintance by the victim's 16 year-old brother, who had arrived home and observed the juvenils in the act. The 12 year-old juvenile suspect, in addition to sexually assaulting the victim, had beaten her with the heel of a shoe that was nearby. The victim was almost unconscious when the police arrived.

 

Following the incident, the juvenuile was arrested and detained by local police on the following charges:

  Attempted sexual assault of a minor

  Aggravated assault

   Minor in possession of an alchoholic beverage

   Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (marijuana)

 

The juvenile suspect was a latchkey kid, a child who runs from school to a empty home, from a single parent home. His mother works from 2 p.m.-11p.m. Monday through Friday, so the juvenile is often alone hours upon his mother return from school.

After a preliminary examination, the juvenile suspect explained that the victim purchased the marijuana and the alchol earlier that same day. THe juvenile expained that the victim had unvited him to house because they had 'been liking each other" for a long time. Further, the juvenile expained that the alchol and drugs were in the home when he arrived. He said that he and the victim began by smoking marijuana and drinking beer before they began kissing and fonding one another. Next, according to the juvenile suspect, they started to have what he described as consensual sex. After a short while they were interrupted by the victim brother, who had come from home from work. The victim brother then called the police to report the incident.

The juvenile had prior detentions for violation of curfew, truancy, and attempted sexual battery. No further explanatiion are given.

 

Write an essay from the perspective of the police officer, the states attorney, and the jugde. Do each of these components of the criminal justice system see the offender as a status offenders for any of the chargers? Discuss your opinion of the status offender from the perspective of each criminal justice component (law enforcement, states attorney, and the judge). Are the charges viewed by each of the criminal justice component listed below as delinquent acts?

 

1. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE POICE OFFICER

    What typically happens to this juvenile before he even goes to juvenile court. How does law enforcement process the icident?

 

2. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY

     Make suggestion to the courts on how the boy should be punished/sentenced.

 

3. FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE JUDGE

     Based on the facts of the case and the procedures of the juvenile justice system, what would be the most appropriate finding for the court? What options does the judge have in this incident?

 

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